Russell Peters Quotes
I hate Bollywood. The movies are all garbage, just terrible. It's my opinion; obviously, there are billions who like and love them. I don't like all the singing, dancing and all the dramatic crying. I have never seen a Bollywood film in my life.
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I'm not an atheist. How can you not believe in something that doesn't exist? That's way too convoluted for me.
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Because Islam in its original form was tough and hard, not weak and pliable.
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I can't play a character that I am judging.
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In films, you work for three to six months, and you're out of the character. But for a daily soap, you don't have that luxury. So the character has to be convincing. Otherwise, your mind is not in it, and you're just working for money, which is a good amount in serials. But I want both: good acting and good money.
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Sometimes people put up walls, not to keep others out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.
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I hate Bollywood. The movies are all garbage, just terrible. It's my opinion; obviously, there are billions who like and love them. I don't like all the singing, dancing and all the dramatic crying. I have never seen a Bollywood film in my life.
